2024 IIHF World Championship Group A

Main article: 2024 IIHF World Championship

Group A was one of two groups of the 2024 IIHF World Championship. The four best-placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2025.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canada	7	5	2	0	0	32	18	+14	19	Quarterfinals
2	Switzerland	7	5	1	0	1	29	12	+17	17
3	Czechia (H)	7	4	1	2	0	26	14	+12	16
4	Finland	7	3	0	1	3	21	14	+7	10
5	Austria	7	2	0	1	4	21	29	−8	7	Qualification for 2025 IIHF World Championship
6	Norway	7	2	0	0	5	15	25	−10	6
7	Denmark	7	2	0	0	5	15	29	−14	6
8	Great Britain	7	1	0	0	6	12	30	−18	3	Relegation to 2025 Division I A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host
Notes:

Matches

All times are local (UTC+2).

Switzerland vs Norway

10 May 2024 16:20

Switzerland

5–2 (1–1, 3–0, 1–1)

Norway

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,617

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Jonas Arntzen	Referees: Riku Brander Christoffer Holm Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Andreas Hofer
	Andrighetto (Niederreiter, Loeffel) – 11:04 1–0 1–1 14:53 – Vikingstad (Thoresen, Johannesen) Loeffel (Siegenthaler, Jäger) – 24:12 2–1 Senteler (Josi, Simion) – 28:09 3–1 Scherwey (Haas) – 33:30 4–1 Niederreiter (Ambühl, Kurashev) (PP) – 51:56 5–1 5–2 58:56 – Brandsegg-Nygård (Thoresen, Zuccarello) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	15

Czechia vs Finland

10 May 2024 20:20

Czechia

1–0 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Finland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Lukáš Dostál	Goalies	Harri Säteri	Referees: Andris Ansons Mikael Holm Linesmen: Nick Briganti Oto Durmis
	Kaše GOAL Krejčík MISS Palát MISS Červenka GOAL	Shootout	MISS Kaski MISS Granlund MISS Puljujärvi MISS Kapanen
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	21

Great Britain vs Canada

11 May 2024 12:20

Great Britain

2–4 (1–1, 0–3, 1–0)

Canada

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,935

Game reference
	Jackson Whistle	Goalies	Joel Hofer	Referees: Christoffer Holm Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Anders Nyqvist
	Kirk (Mosey, Lake) (PP) – 07:47 1–0 1–1 08:17 – Bunting (Byram) 1–2 25:45 – Hagel (Zellweger, Dubois) 1–3 31:39 – Bedard (Bunting, Zellweger) 1–4 35:29 – Bedard (Paul, Guhle) O'Connor (Kirk, Betteridge) – 48:49 2–4
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	15	Shots	34

Austria vs Denmark

11 May 2024 16:20

Austria

1–5 (1–2, 0–1, 0–2)

Denmark

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,719

Game reference
	David Madlener	Goalies	Frederik Dichow	Referees: Mikael Holm André Schrader Linesmen: Nick Briganti Daniel Hynek
	0–1 13:19 – M. Lauridsen (Blichfeld, Russell) 0–2 16:11 – Storm (SH) Ganahl (Haudum, Rohrer) – 19:35 1–2 1–3 38:54 – Blichfeld (Wejse, O. Lauridsen) 1–4 53:44 – Scheel (Bruggisser, N. Jensen) 1–5 58:57 – Blichfeld (Aagaard, Russell) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	17	Shots	34

Norway vs Czechia

11 May 2024 20:20

Norway

3–6 (3–2, 0–1, 0–3)

Czechia

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Henrik Haukeland	Goalies	Petr Mrázek	Referees: Tomáš Hronský Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Tim Heffner Ludvig Lundgren
	0–1 06:06 – Červenka (Kundrátek, Kaše) Solberg (Thoresen, Zuccarello) – 06:37 1–1 Steen (Trettenes) (SH) – 12:10 2–1 E. Salsten (Solberg, Zuccarello) – 16:32 3–1 3–2 17:12 – Červenka (Sedlák, Kaše) 3–3 35:54 – Beránek (Kempný) 3–4 45:19 – Stránský (Krejčík, Kämpf) 3–5 56:59 – Hájek (Palát) 3–6 59:06 – Palát (Kämpf, Voženílek) (EN)
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	11	Shots	48

Finland vs Great Britain

12 May 2024 12:20

Finland

8–0 (1–0, 5–0, 2–0)

Great Britain

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,433

Game reference
	Emil Larmi	Goalies	Ben Bowns	Referees: Andris Ansons Mikael Holm Linesmen: Oto Durmis Ludvig Lundgren
	Kapanen (Kaski) – 16:14 1–0 Puljujärvi (Kaski, Oksanen) – 21:15 2–0 Innala (Granlund, Pakarinen) (PP) – 24:52 3–0 Riikola (Puljujärvi, Oksanen) – 32:49 4–0 Kapanen (Puljujärvi, Granlund) – 36:01 5–0 Määttä (Granlund) – 38:45 6–0 Lehtonen (Helenius, Granlund) – 46:39 7–0 Kapanen (Määttä, Oksanen) – 52:57 8–0
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	14

Denmark vs Canada

12 May 2024 16:20

Denmark

1–5 (0–2, 1–0, 0–3)

Canada

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,015

Game reference
	Frederik Dichow	Goalies	Jordan Binnington	Referees: Riku Brander Tomáš Hronský Linesmen: Tim Heffner Andreas Hofer
	0–1 02:24 – Bedard (Bunting, Guhle) 0–2 15:25 – Cozens (Tavares, Byram) (PP) Wejse (Storm, Poulsen) – 26:15 1–2 1–3 41:52 – Bedard (Guenther) 1–4 58:00 – Mercer (McBain, Tanev) (EN) 1–5 59:39 – Dubois (Bedard, Zellweger) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	20	Shots	42

Austria vs Switzerland

12 May 2024 20:20

Austria

5–6 (2–1, 2–3, 1–2)

Switzerland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 13,512

Game reference
	David Kickert	Goalies	Reto Berra Akira Schmid	Referees: Sean MacFarlane Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Anders Nyqvist
	Unterweger (Rossi) – 04:15 1–0 P. Huber (Rohrer) – 14:33 2–0 2–1 15:48 – Josi (Loeffel, Ambühl) (PP2) Haudum (Zwerger, Unterweger) (PP) – 21:48 3–1 3–2 22:26 – Hischier (Josi, Loeffel) 3–3 29:30 – Josi (Ambühl, Hischier) (PP2) 3–4 29:43 – Jäger (Andrighetto, Kukan) (PP) Haudum (Unterweger, M. Huber) (PP) – 34:45 4–4 4–5 40:43 – Hischier (Kurashev, Niederreiter) (PP) Baumgartner (Maier, Strong) – 52:17 5–5 5–6 59:09 – Hischier (Josi, Ambühl) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	36

Norway vs Finland

13 May 2024 16:20

Norway

1–4 (0–2, 1–2, 0–0)

Finland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,127

Game reference
	Jonas Arntzen	Goalies	Harri Säteri	Referees: Christoffer Holm Tomáš Hronský Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Ludvig Lundgren
	0–1 06:49 – Kapanen (Kaski) (PP) 0–2 17:56 – Hyry (Kaski, Innala) 0–3 20:27 – Hyry (Jääskä, Innala) 0–4 30:59 – Kapanen (Oksanen) Krogdahl (Johannesen) – 38:47 1–4
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	14	Shots	42

Switzerland vs Czechia

13 May 2024 20:20

Switzerland

2–1 GWS (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Czechia

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Lukáš Dostál	Referees: Andris Ansons André Schrader Linesmen: Oto Durmis Anders Nyqvist
	Fiala (Hischier, Josi) (PP) – 13:36 1–0 1–1 35:57 – Stránský (Špaček, Červenka) (PP)
	Andrighetto MISS Fiala GOAL Kurashev GOAL Loeffel MISS Josi MISS	Shootout	MISS Kaše GOAL Stránský MISS Tomášek MISS Červenka MISS Flek
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	26	Shots	24

Denmark vs Norway

14 May 2024 16:20

Denmark

0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Norway

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 10,011

Game reference
	Frederik Dichow	Goalies	Henrik Haukeland	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Shane Gustafson
	0–1 27:45 – Brandsegg-Nygård (Zuccarello, Thoresen) 0–2 59:49 – Salsten (EN)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	29

Canada vs Austria

14 May 2024 20:20

Canada

7–6 OT (3–1, 3–0, 0–5) (OT: 1–0)

Austria

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 14,704

Game reference
	Jordan Binnington	Goalies	David Madlener	Referees: Andris Ansons Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Dāvis Zunde
	Cozens (Mangiapane, Guhle – 06:34 1–0 Guhle (Tavares, Hagel) – 09:21 2–0 2–1 10:11 – Nissner (M. Huber, Raffl) Byram (Zellweger) – 13:29 3–1 McCann (Bunting) – 22:57 4–1 Bedard (Guenther, Parayko) – 29:32 5–1 Dubois (Hagel, Power) – 37:56 6–1 6–2 43:14 – Baumgartner (Schneider) 6–3 44:08 – Schneider (Zwerger, Wolf) 6–4 50:41 – Zwerger (Nickl) 6–5 55:56 – Schneider (Zwerger, Rossi) 6–6 59:11 – Rossi (EA) Tavares (Dubois, Parayko) – 60:15 7–6
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	49	Shots	21

Czechia vs Denmark

15 May 2024 16:20

Czechia

7–4 (1–1, 2–1, 4–2)

Denmark

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Lukáš Dostál	Goalies	Frederik Dichow	Referees: Tomáš Hronský André Schrader Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Anders Nyqvist
	0–1 18:54 – Wejse (Blichfeld, Bruggisser) (PP) Rutta (Kämpf) – 19:52 1–1 Flek (Kondelík, Voženílek) – 22:50 2–1 Sedlák (Kaše, Červenka) – 24:29 3–1 3–2 39:36 – Russell (N. Jensen, Bruggisser) 3–3 44:43 – Mølgaard (Lauridsen, Lassen) Kundrátek (Tomášek, Krejčík) – 46:16 4–3 Kubalík (Tomášek, Palát) – 51:10 5–3 Stránský (Kämpf, Voženílek – 51:30 6–3 6–4 51:51 – From (Scheel, Wejse) Palát (Kempný) – 53:08 7–4
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	39	Shots	18

Switzerland vs Great Britain

15 May 2024 20:20

Switzerland

3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Great Britain

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,239

Game reference
	Akira Schmid	Goalies	Jackson Whistle	Referees: Andris Ansons Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Tim Heffner Ludvig Lundgren
	Hischier (Josi, Fiala) – 03:48 1–0 Kukan (Siegenthaler, Herzog) – 13:36 2–0 Niederreiter (Fiala, Josi) (PP) – 38:36 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	15

Finland vs Austria

16 May 2024 16:20

Finland

2–3 (2–0, 0–1, 0–2)

Austria

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,387

Game reference
	Harri Säteri	Goalies	David Kickert	Referees: Tobias Björk Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Tarrington Wyonzek Dāvis Zunde
	Mäenalanen (Pakarinen, Vittasmäki) – 02:51 1–0 Kapanen (Riikola, Kaski) – 08:06 2–0 2–1 23:36 – M. Huber (Raffl, Nissner) 2–2 49:51 – Nickl (Nissner, M. Huber) 2–3 59:59 – Baumgartner (Haudum, Ganahl)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	20

Canada vs Norway

16 May 2024 20:20

Canada

4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Norway

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,418

Game reference
	Nico Daws	Goalies	Henrik Haukeland	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari André Schrader Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Lauri Nikulainen
	Tanev (Guhle, McBain) – 11:50 1–0 Mangiapane (Byram, Oleksiak) – 22:16 2–0 2–1 42:47 – Solberg (E. Salsten, Steen) Cozens (SH) – 46:37 3–1 McCann (Daws) (EN) – 58:30 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	6

Great Britain vs Denmark

17 May 2024 16:20

Great Britain

3–4 (2–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Denmark

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,277

Game reference
	Jackson Whistle	Goalies	Frederik Dichow	Referees: Tobias Björk Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Tarrington Wyonzek
	Kirk (Curran, Ruopp) – 05:25 1–0 1–1 06:26 – Aagaard (Mølgaard, Olesen) 1–2 08:25 – Bruggisser (Olesen, Wejse) (PP) Neilson (Mosey, Lake) – 10:34 2–2 2–3 21:42 – Aagaard (Olesen, Mølgaard) Halbert (Lachowicz, Perlini) – 38:34 3–3 3–4 52:01 – Wejse (Blichfeld, Bruggisser) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	28

Czechia vs Austria

17 May 2024 20:20

Czechia

4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Austria

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Petr Mrázek	Goalies	David Madlener	Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Tim Heffner Lauri Nikulainen
	Kaše (PS) – 19:32 1–0 Kubalík (Tomášek, Špaček) (PP) – 35:49 2–0 Flek (Stránský) (PP) – 36:53 3–0 Tomášek (Palát, Kubalík) – 41:31 4–0
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	21

Denmark vs Switzerland

18 May 2024 12:20

Denmark

0–8 (0–2, 0–3, 0–3)

Switzerland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,225

Game reference
	Frederik Dichow Mathias Seldrup	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees: Jan Hribik Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Tarrington Wyonzek
	0–1 04:10 – Hischier (Fiala, Josi) 0–2 17:15 – Josi 0–3 20:39 – Fiala (Ambühl, Hischier) (PP) 0–4 23:58 – Fiala (Hischier) 0–5 33:43 – Senteler (Simion) 0–6 42:49 – Thürkauf (SH) 0–7 45:26 – Bertschy (Scherwey, Thurkauf) 0–8 54:18 – Scherwey (Bertschy, Kukan)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	17	Shots	29

Canada vs Finland

18 May 2024 16:20

Canada

5–3 (2–2, 1–1, 2–0)

Finland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,303

Game reference
	Jordan Binnington	Goalies	Harri Säteri	Referees: Sean MacFarlane André Schrader Linesmen: Emil Yletyinen Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 01:35 – Puljujärvi (Rissanen, Innala) 0–2 03:51 – Puustinen (Hyry, Saarijärvi) (PP) Cozens (Mangiapane, Power) – 14:53 1–2 Tanev (Tavares) – 16:30 2–2 2–3 36:07 – Puljujärvi (Vittasmäki, Mäenalanen) Power (Cozens, Parayko) – 37:12 3–3 Hagel (Tavares, Dubois) – 51:32 4–3 Mercer (Power) (EN) – 59:39 5–3
	31 min	Penalties	8 min
	22	Shots	32

Czechia vs Great Britain

18 May 2024 20:20

Czechia

4–1 (2–0, 2–1, 0–0)

Great Britain

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Lukáš Dostál	Goalies	Ben Bowns	Referees: Mark Pearce Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Dario Fuchs Lauri Nikulainen
	Sedlák (Červenka, Krejčík) – 02:18 1–0 Krejčík (Gudas, Červenka) – 04:46 2–0 Sedlák (Červenka, Kaše) – 20:36 3–0 3–1 22:17 – Mosey (Kirk, O'Connor) (PP) Kaše (Sedlák, Červenka) (PP) – 32:15 4–1
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	45	Shots	15

Norway vs Austria

19 May 2024 16:20

Norway

1–4 (0–0, 0–3, 1–1)

Austria

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,565

Game reference
	Henrik Haukeland	Goalies	David Kickert	Referees: Tobias Björk Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Dario Fuchs Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 28:14 – Schneider (Heinrich, Rossi) 0–2 28:54 – Zwerger (Schneider, Rossi) 0–3 33:53 – Schneider (Rossi, Brunner) (EA) Engebråten (Zuccarello) – 53:04 1–3 1–4 57:24 – M. Huber (Zwerger) (EN)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	27

Switzerland vs Canada

19 May 2024 20:20

Switzerland

2–3 (1–1, 1–2, 0–0)

Canada

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,268

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Jordan Binnington	Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Jan Hribik Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Lauri Nikulainen
	0–1 01:42 – Cozens (Tavares, Mangiapane) (PP) Fiala (Hischier, Josi) (PP) – 11:15 1–1 Loeffel (Thürkauf, Fora) – 25:03 2–1 2–2 28:46 – Cozens (Mangiapane, Tavares) (PP) 2–3 30:39 – Paul (Mangiapane, Cozens) (PP)
	31 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	23

Great Britain vs Norway

20 May 2024 16:20

Great Britain

2–5 (0–3, 1–1, 1–1)

Norway

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 13,679

Game reference
	Jackson Whistle	Goalies	Henrik Haukeland	Referees: Martin Fraňo Mark Pearce Linesmen: Jiří Ondráček Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 04:34 – Vikingstad (Krogdahl, Engebråten) 0–2 06:46 – Thoresen 0–3 12:25 – Olsen (Steen, Brandsegg-Nygård) 0–4 21:18 – Brandsegg-Nygård (Thoresen, Zuccarello) (PP) Perlini (Dowd, O'Connor) (PP) – 24:56 1–4 1–5 44:36 – Olsen (Brandsegg-Nygård) Betteridge (Lake, Mosey) – 47:25 2–5
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	25	Shots	42

Finland vs Denmark

20 May 2024 20:20

Finland

3–1 (0–0, 0–0, 3–1)

Denmark

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,251

Game reference
	Emil Larmi	Goalies	Mathias Seldrup	Referees: Michael Campbell Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Dario Fuchs Josef Špůr
	Björninen (Mattila, Määttä) – 43:26 1–0 Rissanen – 45:03 2–0 2–1 58:16 – True (Mølgaard, Russell) (EA) Jormakka (EN) – 59:07 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	22

Austria vs Great Britain

21 May 2024 12:20

Austria

2–4 (0–0, 1–1, 1–3)

Great Britain

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,306

Game reference
	David Kickert	Goalies	Ben Bowns	Referees: Jan Hribik Mark Pearce Linesmen: Jiří Ondráček Josef Špůr
	Unterweger (Zwerger, Haudum) (PP) – 22:40 1–0 1–1 27:44 – O'Connor (Lake) (PP2) 1–2 41:59 – Perlini (Dowd, O'Connor) (PP) 1–3 50:25 – Mosey (Duggan, Tetlow) 1–4 55:31 – Dowd (Perlini) (EN) M. Huber (Haudum, Zwerger) (PP) – 59:15 2–4
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	32

Canada vs Czechia

21 May 2024 16:20

Canada

4–3 OT (0–0, 0–0, 3–3) (OT: 1–0)

Czechia

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Jordan Binnington	Goalies	Lukáš Dostál	Referees: Tobias Björk Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Emil Yletyinen
	Cozens (Power, Paul) (PP) – 41:01 1–0 1–1 49:11 – Kubalík (Nečas, Sedlák) (PP) Mercer (Severson) – 51:01 2–1 Hagel (Tavares, Dubois) – 55:42 3–1 3–2 56:56 – Palát (Špaček, Červenka) (PP, EA) 3–3 58:11 – Červenka (Nečas, Špaček) (EA) Cozens (SH) – 63:13 4–3
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	22

Finland vs Switzerland

21 May 2024 20:20

Finland

1–3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Switzerland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,118

Game reference
	Harri Säteri	Goalies	Akira Schmid	Referees: Michael Campbell Martin Fraňo Linesmen: Tarrington Wyonzek Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 25:14 – Fiala (Loeffel) 0–2 27:26 – Glauser (Niederreiter, Fiala) Innala (Granlund, Lehtonen) (PP) – 37:51 1–2 1–3 56:33 – Fiala (Niederreiter)
	29 min	Penalties	4 min
	16	Shots	26

External links

• Official website